The Literary Salons that we have been having in class have been quite insightful! Everyone has been working hard on his or her movements. So far everyone has kept me interested and have made me want to look into them more!
What bothers me is I was all pumped and ready to go… but once I got up there I know I should have said things different and gotten more into my presentation. Once I was done and sat down, the whole time things were running through my mind on what I SHOULD have done. It wasn’t that I was nervous, just that I felt I could have done lots better. The Algonquin period was actually quite fascinating and I should have put more effort into it. I feel if I had more time to work on my project, rather that trying to get all the readings done, I would have felt better about it. I would say that had to be the biggest downfall of the Salon.
I am excited to hear the rest of the Salons. I know they are going to be fun, just as everyone else’s has been. I never knew there is so many different movements out there… or at least never really cared to look into them. Another thing I have noticed… is how writers collaborate together. Most of the time they are never alone, they always have groups, like with the Algonquin Round Table, or The Black Arts Movement.
I agree that it would have been nicer to have had more time. That is the downfall of taking a summer class with a shortened schedule. Maybe Stephanie will allow us to fill out a questionnaire about our experience and give suggestions for future classes. If we would have been given this assignment in the first week, we could have used all of this time to really research and put together a great presentation, incorporating more elements and maybe giving examples of all three sections.
ReplyDeleteI like that idea of handing out the topic the first week...then maybe one of your outside novels could be from the time period...
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I also had that feeling of 'what I should have done or said or reseached' after I presented. There were so many things that I could have added to make it more interesting and insightful. I think if I could have had one more week I would have had a better and more informed presentation. I agree that readings did slow me down because I was trying to read those, comprehend them, take notes on them and finish my presentation; it was a little overwhelming. But it is done now so there is nothing I can change.
ReplyDeleteI agree i thought that everyone has done a very good job on there final projects. It definitely was not fun doing the project or standing up infront of the class to present it. But thats probably just because i hate talking infront of a group of people. Good job though.
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